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Taxonomy
Notes
Taxonomy
 The science of describing, classifying,
and naming organisms.
 Founder of Taxonomy: Carolus Linnaeus
Levels of Classification
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
(most specific group)
A Scientific Name
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Binomial Nomenclature
“two part” “name”
1st part = Genus (1st letter capitalized)
2nd Part = species (1st letter lower case)
Written: Genus species
 Example: Homo sapien
Methods of Classification
 Charts
 Dichotomous Keys
 Branching Diagrams
 Branching Diagram
Finch
Vulture
Crane
Emu
Eats
Dead
Animals
Can Perch
Can Fly
Lays Eggs
Which bird can fly, but does not perch?
Organisms are
classified by their
characteristics!
Visual Vocabulary
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Unicellular
Consumer
Producer
Decomposer
Heterotroph
Autotroph
Psuedopod
Cilia
Flagella
Asexual Reproduction
Budding
Conjugation
Binary Fission
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